[3] Survey plan of the first floor

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Country houses, etc.
  - Betchworth Castle (Surrey): alterations and additions to the house, designs for lodge, dairy, ice house, greenhouse and stables, 1798-1800 (68 )
    - Survey drawings, 10-11 July 1798 (5)

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Reference number

SM 5/1/13

Purpose

[3] Survey plan of the first floor

Aspect

Plan of the One Pair Floor of House & Offices

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Henry Peters Esq^re / Betchworth Castle, labelled Laundry, Cistern, Sadle (sic) Room, Hay Loft, Maids Room, Bailifs Room, Bed Room, Housekeepers Room, Butlers Room, Nursery (3 times), M^rsPeters Bed Chamber, Dressing Room, Bed Chamber (4 times), Dressing Room and dimensions given

Signed and dated

11/07/1798
Lincolns Inn Fields July 11 1798

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (563 x 689)

Hand

Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. Information from the Soane office Day Book.

Notes

The first floor is given over to bed chambers including three nursery room for the ten children of the Peters family - five daughters and five sons.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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